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HUMAN ECOLOGY
Volume 28, Issue 4, Pages 605-629Publisher
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026491831856
Keywords
shifting cultivation; biological diversity; conservation; Northeast India; Tripura
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Shifting cultivation (jhooming) has been identified as one of the main human impacts influencing biodiversity in Tripura, Northeast India. Over the last few years a new class of shifting cultivators has emerged that has adopted non-traditional forms of jhooming, which have been responsible for the loss of biological diversity in the state. This paper describes the successes achieved by the state government in providing the jhumias (tribes practicing jhooming) with various non-jhooming options. Recommendations include the need for short and long term control measures, improvement of existing jhooming methods, and integration of traditional knowledge with new practices.
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